Ice hockey coming to Westpac Stadium, Spark Arena and Queenstown in 2018GETTY IMAGES Melbourne's Hisense Arena hosted an Ice Hockey Classic match between the United Statesand Canada in June 2017. Wellington's Westpac Stadium will become the first outdoor stadium in the southern hemisphere to host a major outdoor ice hockey game when the Ice Hockey Classic visits New Zealand in 2018. The other two games will take place at Spark Arena in Auckland and the Queenstown Ice Arena. READ MORE:* Two-year ban for ice hockey brothers* Queenstown ice hockey team national champions againBut staging a game outdoors would present an even bigger challenge for the organisers. 2018 ICE HOCKEY CLASSIC DATESJune 22: Spark Arena, AucklandJune 23: Westpac Stadium, WellingtonJune 28: Queenstown Ice Arena, Queenstown- Stuff

Source: Stuff December 17, 2017 16:52 UTC